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a. Using picture series as the media
The use of picture series as the media successfully increased the students’
interest in learning writing. Picture series also helped the students in generating and developing their idea. However, their writing content was still below the
expectation since they still had limited supporting ideas in their writing.
b. Providing grammar exercise
A varied activity of learning was applied by providing the students with combined exercises with picture series and game. Combining grammar exercise
and game successfully improved the students’ interest in learning, although some obstacles appeared. The students only focused on playing the game, instead of
learning the material. It caused their grammar mastery was not successfully improved. It also consumed too much time to discuss the material and give
feedback to the students. Moreover, based on the students’ writing production in
post-test, it could be seen that they still made errors and mistakes in subject and verb agreement, capitalization, punctuation, and determining the change of verb
from present form into past form, especially irregular verb. However, this action should be implemented in the next cycle since the students’ still had inadequate
grammar mastery.
c. Providing vocabulary exercise
Providing vocabulary exercise combined with picture series successfully improved the students’ interest in learning. The students actively involved in
learning activities, such as, discussion, question and answer, and guessing the
78 meaning of words in a series of pictures. Their vocabulary range had widened.
However, some of them still had frequent errors in spelling.
d. Giving prizes
Giving prizes in each game played during the teaching and learning process had improved students’ interest in learning. They actively involved and competed
in doing the exercise.
e. Giving feedback to students’ writing
Giving feedback to students writing was very useful in improving students’ awareness and confident in writing. It was also applied as a reminder for them of
their errors and mistakes. The table below shows the findings of Cycle 1 and the recommendations for
Cycle 2.
Table 10: The conclusions of actions in Cycle 1 No. Actions in Cycle 1
Reflections in Cycle 1 Recommendations for
Cycle 2
1. - Implementing
picture series as the media
- Combining
picture series with learning
activities -
The implementation of picture series as the
media successfully improved students’
interest in learning writing.
- The learning activities
became more varied. -
Picture series helped the students in
generating and developing their idea
and put the event in correct order.
- The student still had
limited number of supporting idea in their
writing. -
This action should be continued in the next
cycle.
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79 2.
Providing grammar exercise
- Providing grammar
exercise combined with picture series and
games raised students’ interest in learning.
However, the students still considered that
grammar was difficult skill to learn. They
only focused on playing the game,
instead of learning the material.
- The students still had
inadequate grammar mastery.
- Grammar exercises
consumed too much time.
- Grammar exercise
would be combined with vocabulary
exercise to save the time.
- The number of
grammar exercise should be increased.
3. Providing
vocabulary exercise
- Providing vocabulary
exercise combined with picture series and
games increased students’ interest in
learning. -
The students’ vocabulary skill range
was widened. However, they still
made frequent errors in capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling.
- Vocabulary exercise
would be combined with grammar
exercise to save the time.
4. Giving prizes
- The students were
interested and actively involved in the learning
activities. -
This action should be continued in the next
cycle.
5. Giving feedback to
students’ writing -
The students’ awareness and
confident in writing was improved.
- The students were able
to know and study from their mistakes and
errors in their writing -
This action should be continued in the next
cycle.
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